Chip Leader Fight

Ben Heath and Adrian Mateos, in the one-two spots in the chip counts currently, are not afraid to tangle.  Heads up on a [7hKs8s] flop, Heath, with [5s7s], check-called a bet from Mateos who had hit top pair with [KhJh].  Both players checked the [Ts] turn.  The river paired the

Big Hands Not Getting Paid

Adrian Mateos raised preflop to 45,000 with [As8s].  Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind looked down at [AhAd] and three-bet to 250,000, but Mateos came no further. A short while later Timothy Adams made it 45,000 to go preflop with [JdTc], called by big blind Mikita Badziakouski with the same hand,

Chidwick and Mateos Pick Up Quad Queens Between Them

Adrian Mateos raised preflop to 45,000 with [Qdqd].  Over to Stephen Chidwick, with the same hand - [QcQh], who just flat called.  Big blind Sam Greenwood came along with [Kd9d]. Flop: [TdTs7s]. Mateos check-called a bet from Chidwick of 40,000 (Greenwood folding).  The turn slowed everything down a little, both players

Chidwick Down Two, Up Two

Stephen Chidwick dropped a few chips in the middle secton of Level 11, then picked them right back up again.  The first lost few went to Adrian Mateos, after he led for 30,000 on a flop of [9dKcTs] with [ThQc], having defended from the small blind preflop.  Mateos, with [Js8h]

One-Way Traffic Toward Mateos

Three pots in a row for Adrian Mateos: one chunky one of half a million started with a Christoph Vogelsang raise to 26,000 with [5h5d].  Ivan Leow raised to 93,000 with [AsQh] and Mateos called the three-bet with [JdJh].  Vogelsang called too, but dropped out when facing a bet of

Tens Conclusion to Wai Leong Chan’s SHRB: Out in 9th

Adrian Mateos, defending, his big blind with [Kh4c] from an open from Wai Leong Chan who held [TcTs], hit three of a kind on a board to which his opponent flopped an overpair: [8s4s4d].  Mateos check-raised Chan's 25,000 bet to 70,000 and Chan made the call.  Mateos led out for

Adams Continues Ascent

Vying for the chip lead, Timothy Adams just made a big preflop shove against Adrian Mateos.  Having opened to 20,000, Adams saw button Mateos three-bet to 60,000 (from a stack of around 800,000).  Action returning to him, he simply set his (in no way short stacked) opponent all in and